Up to 1 cup of fresh green organic herbs such as parsley or cilantro (optional)

2 organic apples or pears (peeled, cored and chopped)

1 organic banana

2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed organic lemon juice

Instructions:

Put water and leafy greens in your blender

Blend, starting on low speed and increasing speed, until the mix is smooth

Add your celery, herbs and apples/pears, and continue blending

Finally, add the banana and lemon juice and blend until smooth

This green smoothie recipes makes about 4 servings. I like to pour it into pint-sized mason jars and store in the refrigerator so it’s easy just to grab a jar in the morning. They should last for about 2-3 days refrigerated.

It takes a lot of people a while to get used to the taste. You can add some ice to your blender as well; the extra chill may help you adjust to the taste.

I’ve put spinach and even kale in my smoothies before, but this was the greenest I’ve ever gone. I didn’t even put in the celery or cilantro, but hope to try those next time.

I had a hard time, mostly with the texture. We decided to also add frozen strawberries, and that helped.

The color doesn’t bother me, since, like I said, we’ve done spinach and such in our smoothies before. Maybe it was the huge quantity of kale that made the texture strange. I think I will try freezing it and the eating it while it’s still mostly frozen and see if that helps a bit.

I may have had trouble getting it down, but my girls thought it was awesome! They’re too young to be turned off by the green color, and they just thought they were getting an awesome treat!

Little did they know I was packing their bodies with veggies and awesome nutrients! Mwahaha!

What precious girls you have. I love it when kids don’t know what they are eating is good for them! I will be interested to know if you like it better frozen.Cynthia L. recently posted..Blackberry Envy Smoothie

Yum! We love our green “Monster” smoothies… and yes, I make sure mine are well pureed for those stray chunks. I like using fresh ripe strawberries and orange juice to really give it a pop. My kids go crazy for them.

Thanks so much for featuring my green smoothie recipe! I’m glad your girls liked it. If I don’t put any greens in our smoothies now, my girls get mad! I recently reviewed a green smoothie e-book that is amazing (and affordable). All of the smoothies in the book are 60% fruit and 40% vegetables, so they’re more palatable to the green smoothie newbie. You can check out my review here. Thanks again!Chrystal @ Happy Mothering recently posted..Swanson Health Offers a Great Selection of Healthy Products